PRESS RELEASE
Van Coke Kartel’s new album “Waaksaam en Wakker” has just been released, after their very well received debut album going by the name of Van Coke Kartel. The new album offers a huge, intensive production with an added progressive and even “softer” dimension to the straight up in your face raw sound that initially established Van Coke Kartel as a band.

Van Coke Kartel spent a lot of time on the road during the writing of “Waaksaam en Wakker” and their widened scope of observations resulted in a new, broader Van Coke Kartel sound. The new songs are still driven and edgy, but this time round Van Coke Kartel have added a few more melodic songs and even a retrospective ballad “Wat het van ons geword?”

Van Coke Kartel challenged themselves musically on the new album by working with new instruments and collaborating with artists who added new dimensions to their distinctive sound. Wynand plays upright acoustic bass on 7 of the 10 tracks. Sir Sergio Zampolli plays accordion on “ Wat het van ons geword.” Lara Block plays cello on “Wat het van ons geword” and “Ons moet hardloop” and Dave Sharp can be heard playing his “John Lord-ish” B3 Hammond Organ on “Raad vanuit twee oorde” and “Pynstiller.”

Francois van Coke wrote the lyrics for the album and says that its all about how they are personally affected by what is happening around them.

1. Passief en Paranoïs “ Daars ‘n byt in die lug wat net soos bloed ruik”

2. Raad vanuit twee oorde “ Staan in jou ry. Om in jou ry te bly, ons soek net die beste vir jou”

3. Ondersteuning Geweier “ Ek het nog niks geleer nie En ek is dalk die eerste wat sal moet gaan.”

4. Jy weet mos beter. “Kry jou kake van my enkels af. My foute is gemaak en ek sal nou daaruit moet leer. Ons almal soek net iets wat mooi is. Iets veilig om langs in te kruip.”

5. Pynstiller. “ Ek wou eintlik net dinge bymekaar hou.”

6. Een Konfrontasie. “ Van lekker lag kom `n massiewe fokop. Skeur jou moue af. Verbeel jouself jy lewe nog.”

7. Ons moet hardloop. “ Ons moet hardloop. Word wakker en alles is verby. Ons moet hardloop.”

8. Soek en vind niks. “Gee my net `n kans om uit te pass. Dis al wat ek beplan. Ek het die land deursoek. En ek kan niks van myself hier kry nie.”

9. 27 Kluisenaar. “Gevoel of ek my tong verloor terwyl son oor die plek waarin ons bly gly.” “Lê jy ook waaksaam en wakker ?”

10. Wat het van ons van geword? “ Daar was ‘n tyd toe musiek nog vir ons heilig was, toe die dwelms nog besonders was, en toe jou vriende nog verstaanbaar was………”

“Waaksaam en Wakker” was recorded at Bsharp Studios in Boksburg and was produced by JP de Stefani and Van Coke Kartel.

Van Coke Kartel will be touring nationwide in October to introduce “Waaksaam en Wakker.”

Up-coming tour gigs
7 October 2008 Line-up: Van Coke Kartel Venue: Tings an Times, Hatfield Cover: R40 Time: 21h00 Contact: 012-4303176

8 October 2008 Line-up: Van Coke Kartel Venue: Firkin, Centurion Cover: R50 Time: 21h30 Contact: 012 6634213

9 October 2008 Line-up: Van Coke Kartel Venue: Back2Basix, Westdene Cover: R60 Time: 21h30 Contact: 011 726 6857

10 October 2008 Line-up: Van Coke Kartel, Foto Na Dans en ander Venue: Hoerskool De Anker, End Straat, Brenthurst, Brakpan Cover: TBC Time: 21h00 Contact: 0824999694 Extra: All ages

10 October 2008 Line-up: Van Coke Kartel with Reach and MyEpic Venue: Black Dahlia, Boksburg Cover: R40 Time: 23h00 Addy: 192 Trichardt rd, Boksburg Contact: 0727257254

11 October 2008 Line-up: Van Coke Kartel Venue: Blue Moon, Nelspruit Cover: TBC Time: TBC Contact: 013 7449033

14 October 2008 Line-up: Van Coke Kartel Venue: Café Barcelona, Elardus Park Cover: R60 Time: 21h00 Contact: 012-3453602

15 October 2008 Line-up: Van Coke Kartel Venue: Mystic Boer, Bloemfontein Cover: R40 Time: 051 4302206

18 October 2008 Line-up: Van Coke Kartel with Obsessie Met Als Venue: Aandklas, Stellenbosch Cover: R30 Time: 22h00 Contact: 012 3623712

31 October 2008 Line-up: Van Coke Kartel & aKING Venue: Assembly, Cape Town Cover: Pre sold & dressed for the event: R60. Door: R70. Time: 22h00 Contact: 0214657286